Post by WaffleM on Aug 5, 2009 8:04:30 GMT -9

Here is the beginnings of a troop transport for the Battle Mecha game that dagger and I have been working on:It's going to be two pieces (not counting the base) in 2.5D that slot together to make the miniature. Each piece is going to have two tabbed flats to glue, similar to a 3D model, but these are going to be extra simple due to the small size. More like 2.75D?

Post by WaffleM on Aug 28, 2009 9:32:54 GMT -9

I'm finally getting back into the swing of things after packing, moving, and unpacking. Sadly, the unpacking continues.

Here is a work in progress glimpse of the 2.5D tank for Battle Mecha, complete with medium weapons turret. It may look like a jumbled mess, but it's been too long since I posted any progress. Hopefully I'll have test build photos ready to post early next week.

Post by WaffleM on Aug 29, 2009 18:11:25 GMT -9

I've assembled the basic prototype that I've been working on. It's going to need a bit of tweaking such as shifting things around to get tabs to fit and figuring out the balance between two layers and one layer. Two layers seems to work fine with 2.5D slot construction, but the same two layers get too bulky for scoring and folding sections. The pictures below show the prototype with a light and medium mech and some of Jim's TF troops reduced to 15mm

edit: Sorry if the sizes of these photos are a bit wacky. Photobucket is acting stange... (probably user error) fixed!

Post by WaffleM on Sept 13, 2009 4:25:13 GMT -9

Here is a side view of the troop transport in the design stages. I'm still working on the top, front, and back panels.

In case anyone is wondering, the red square measures 15mm on each side. I use this square to give me a quick scale reference so I know the troops will actually fit in the vehicle. In the past I've used actual figures or stick figures, but I've now switched to the simple square because it was quicker than a cut/paste and doesn't eat up any memory.

Post by WaffleM on Sept 27, 2009 5:48:33 GMT -9

Here are some photos of the second test build of the troop carrier. I've already increased the wheel size and altered the windshields, so I'll need another round of test printing and building. But this is the way things progress...

Post by WaffleM on Aug 7, 2010 16:59:46 GMT -9

Vehicles: Round 2

I've just begun some re-designs for the vehicles to better fit the customization rules and to add some 3D styling. So far I'm not really pleased with the look of my first attempt at the new Ultra-Light Class Vehicle, but it is just a first attempt.

It needs a ton of stretching, shifting, and re-angling. New turret designs should make a difference too. I'm hoping that my next attempt won't look like a sedan with a big butt...

Shoutbox

cowboyleland: Now I have seen it. It doesn't advance our hobby, but anyone with half a brain who wanted 2nd rate figures could easily figure this out for themselves so I guess he isn't doing any harm.Mar 19, 2019 17:53:59 GMT -9

berneart76: well, this is fun, (not) transferring all my papercrafting sets into the cloud. The stuff I got from DriveTrhruRPG was simple with their library desktop app,but my other stuff, sometimes with multiple duplicate copies is entertaining.Mar 1, 2019 15:44:32 GMT -9

berneart76: Vermin King I usually use a mix of drybrush/watercolor/photocopy and occasionally posterizing at different levels of opacity.Feb 26, 2019 20:46:54 GMT -9

berneart76: Vermin King, that's similar to the enhancing that I do on my texturing. I've found that sometimes I need to scale up or scale down the image (usually by 50 or 25 percent down or 200 or 300 percent up) to make get the enhancements to look "right"Feb 26, 2019 20:44:53 GMT -9

Vermin King: On the zebras, I did multiple enhancements and cartoon filters and used them at 100%, and they still didn't look that different than the photosFeb 26, 2019 12:27:26 GMT -9

Vermin King: When I make a figure or terrain piece based on a photo, I clean it up and align things to look 'right', then I create another layer and do enhancing and cartoonizing on it. I then adjust opacity over the photo image until it looks good. On the zebras, Feb 26, 2019 12:26:35 GMT -9

Vermin King: berneart76, do you mean giving them green or purple manes and tails? and a few piercings? maybe a cig hanging out of their mouths?Feb 26, 2019 12:24:18 GMT -9

Vermin King: And due to the snow, I'm off tonight. I am going to miss the cash on the paycheck, but I'm glad they want their employees to be safeFeb 15, 2019 10:52:24 GMT -9

ignatious: Actually I was referring to the two previous posts. I was trying to be subtle in order to sublimate the crassness. Read them again, but in Mel Brooks voice while he is winking, and nudging the person to his right.Feb 9, 2019 13:38:11 GMT -9

cowboyleland: We hadn't had snow for a few days. Last night the plow came down my street and did nothing but fill every ones driveways back in. Just for practice, I guess.Feb 8, 2019 7:48:16 GMT -9

Vermin King: In KC we had an ice storm (with thunder sleet) the other night. Left things drivable, but last night the plow came down my street. They took all the rough edges off. Might as well have ran a Zamboni...Feb 8, 2019 6:42:32 GMT -9